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Egypt denies North Korean weapons were meant for its army

The Egyptian government on Monday denied that a shipment of weapons from North Korea was destined for its military, AFP reports.

 

The Washington Post reported on Sunday that the Egyptian military was the undisclosed buyer of $23 million worth of rocket-propelled grenades from North Korea in 2016.

The newspaper cited U.S. officials and Western diplomats familiar with the findings who remained anonymous.

 

The Egyptian foreign ministry denied the report on Monday. In a statement sent to AFP, spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid "categorically denied what the (Washington Post) report mentioned regarding Egypt being the destination for the shipment.

 

"The sanctions committee report did not indicate that the shipment was destined for Egypt," he added, referring to a UN report mentioned in the Post story.

 

"The shipment that was confiscated was not destined for Egypt," said Abu Zeid, adding, "Egyptian authorities indeed intercepted a ship flying the Cambodian flag before it entered the southern entrance of the Suez Canal, following information that it was carrying anti-tank rockets from North Korea in violation of (UN Security Council) sanctions.”

 

"Egyptian authorities indeed confiscated the shipment and destroyed it in the presence of a team of experts from the 1718 committee overseeing the UNSC sanctions on North Korea," said the foreign ministry spokesman.

 

Abu Zeid added that "the head of the UNSC North Korea sanctions committee has lauded Egypt's efforts. READ MORE

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